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stingy.

The genuine miser usually devotes more
energy 10 keeping his money than would
suffice 30 make several fortunes. IL cannot
b. that the expenditure Of force IS balanced
by the personal satisfaction derived from sue
cess. Many stories are in circulation illustra-
ting the stingimess Of certain farmer
He one dav went into a store 20 buy six feet
of ropc. and the dealer, knowing his peculiar
love Of money. told him he might have 1t for
ten cents.
"Ill give you 1--WE"
Il can't sell for that. Why, man, you've
got plenty Of money, and ought not TO
gumble.
~Yes. but times are powerful hard. Can't
stand that price" lie went away, and after
remaining about two hours, came back 70
ask, "That rope fell any"
"No.n
Good by
The next day be entered the store and said,
81 hear rope is follm' all over the country
That sol"
"Yes Hear that over at Cotton Town ye
can git ten feet for a nickel
~Why don't you go over there"
Don't want TO wear out my shoes Say,
has it fell any hereT
"N0t a bit
oval, good by
Two days later he came back.
"Say, he said, "hain't you got some oldrope
you can sell cheapT
NO old rope
New rope amt fell none YETI
The dealer, worn out 10y the siege, offered
him the required quantity for five cents. The
old man carefully measured DO. and said, with
a disappointed air. Its three inches short.
Can't you knock of something
eyes, give me four cents
"Say three"
"Well, three.n
The purchaser laid three somewhat dirty
one cent postage stamps upon the counter
and hurried away % leave the shopman no
time for repentance. Youths Companion.
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linking His own NIedlclne.

1t is certainly true that q physician viii
only take his own medicine with the greatest
distaste THIS is a common accusation made
against the profession, but it is true and has
am easy explanation When aman is bis own
physician he does not look at symptom, ir
that calm, dispassionate way that the ply
stefan must have in diagnosing q paticnts
case. He is a prejudiced witness and, like
any other mortal, he exaggeratcs his illness
and imagines himself having all sorts of
things He is apt then TO diagnose his case
and overdose himself You know patient
always believes himself more I'D than me
really is A physician is aware Of this, and
he is the first 10 call in medical aid when hs
is sick
/ know very prominent specialist here
whose advice on certain disease, is almost alb
solute. vet he is the victim Of wonderful hahn
cination when he becomes III, and actually
treated himself for chronic disease for some
time before he could be persuaded that he
simply needed rest Hence there is good
reason for one doctor calling upon another
for treatment Ii is tine same with regard &c
a physicians family He seldom treats his
vile and children, because he fears that the
natural affection for them would lead him to
overrate their complaints Thus all the tami-
lies of physicians have their own doctors, and
they exchange courteses gratis Physician in
GlObe-DemOcrat
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THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Tho Members at Work-A Pleasing and
Interesting Picture-Visitors.


The daily sessions Of the interstate com
merce commission present a pleasant and in
teresting picture The meetings are held ina
brand new room on the fifth floor Of The Sun
building. Two lightning elevators, running
all the while, carry visitors right 20 the
doors Of the room The commissioners 1T at
long table at one end Of the room, and Wis
iuors sit scattered about the room where they
please. There is an abundance Of light from
four big double windows looking out 10 the
north over the whole city as far as the high
bluffs Of Mt Pleasant and Columbia heights.
At each end Of the room is a bronze fireplace.
Here and there are handsome desks for the
use of clerks and newspaper men. Judge
Cooley sits bolt upright at the east end Of the
table, and presides over the hearings A pair
Of shining gold spectacles sit astride his long
nose, most Of the time slipping low down as
though he had forgotten they were there.
Judge Cooley swears the witnesses, calls for
whoever has asked 10 be heard, asks ques-
tons and now and then cuts short an irrele-
want line Of argument with n curt but clearly
expressed objection Next to him on his right
sits Mr. Morrison. who has for a seat mate on
his right Commissioner Walker Col Morri-
son takes an active interest in all that is said,
and asks questions frequently. The more in
tcrested he gets the lower he slides down IN
his chair, until he rests his tall, well built
frame on the small Of his back. He has not
yet put his feet on the table but often looks
as though he would like 10. Mr. Walker
likes to lean back in his chair, and aim his
small, cleaning eyes over his enormous cheek
bones along down his attenuated lraelitisb
nose No member Of the board pays closer
attention 10 what is going on than he
although he seldom asks questions
Judge Shoemaker sits ON Judge Cooloy's
left. He is busy taking notes most OF the
time when not writing He sits bent over
with one elbow on his knee, bis gold spec
taces tipped up on his forehead and his head
lifted in position Of intense attention Mr.
Bragg, the southern member of the commits
sion, is a quiet, intelligent man, who sits on
Schoonmaker's left and several feet back
from the table, with arms folded and legs
crossed lie never moves while an argument
or testimony is going on The sessions are
not public, nor are they exclusive Only
those who may be literally presumed 10 have
business before the commission are admitted
There are twenty TO thirty railroad managers
and merchants before the commission through
each session. These are fine looking men for
the most part Whoever wants 90 study
representative types of American physog-
nOmy could easily satisfy himself here
Wash Cor New York Sun
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LITTLE LAUGHS

A popular writer. who sometimes had
bad spell wrote the name of the iilustr ls
author of "pilcrms Progress as "Jom
Barion." Ills publisher suggested that it Doe
put in % f0Otnote Living Church.
81 hear that Ola CurmuIgeon is sick Is his
Hines. really serous" $40 him possibly; mot
totherest Of the family "-Boston Transcript.
They say out west that the appearance m
a town or % stranger in q pair Of muddy boots
is sufficient % start Il real estate boom and ii
De- MANAGE, 90 have am oi0r of petroleum or
natural gas about him, the excitmont j, im-
mmse Springfield Union
An Indiana editor informs bis enemies that
ne /. "whetting his club for them. Good.
We hope Dee viii also grind bis gun 90 % point
and load bis sword 20 the muzzc.-Sln Fran
cisco Alta.
A Bedford street man was tainted by IBIS
boammghousa mi,tras. with not having paid
his board bIn for the last two months
madam. Doe replied, ~you are cruel You
might wait until have dige,tcl my Christ
mas pudding before asking me to pay for d.
Fall River Advance.
Landlady-Mr Crmsonheak, / avn g.ins
10 get d fire eXtmguisler for your room.
Mr.. Crimsonbcak- is quite unnecessary. ]
assure YOU. maam How SO" "Ine Gre
always appears TO be extinguished, ma'am. ~
-GOnkors Statesmen.
Has good staying qualities-Ihe girl with
the small waist.-EXchauge.
The Socialist boom that Herr Most created
in Philadelphia could use q snuff box for
skating rink Philadelphia Inquirer
A man with "a wheel1arow ON the ,iie-
walk is not very popular but De generally
carries everything before him.-Boston bu.-
letin.
There is couple living ia the vicinity of
Boston who two years ago were nursed Do Tie
lap of luxury; that is 10 say, they We're very
wealthy In fatal hour the husband took
to amateur farming and the wife became Der
own millmor and drcssmaker The last seen
Of this unfortunate pair was last week when
they entered the cars en- route for the state
almshouse Boston Transcript.
In front of a grocery store in Blocker
street, New York city, is a sign on a basket
Of eggs which reads rs follows: Fresh EGGS
guaranteed Every egg dated.
Little drops Of margins,
Little deals ia wheat,
Turn the man OF money
Into a dead beat.
Merchant Traveller.
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Those who clutch at word from the well
Of English dt does not necessarily follow that
it is English undeilled') must use the word
function whenever it is possible to drag it
in. As: There is to be great function at
Marlborough early in May, when the collins
Of the empress son and husband are To be re
moved from Chiselhurst and placed M the
new mausoleum which She has bailt. "Ihe
queen VIII hold two drawing rooms at Buck
ingham palace in May. 1t is probable that
both these functions will take place during
the second week of that month. Exchange.
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FINANCIAL.
Reported by g. w. Branch q Co., bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street.
New York stock Market.
REVIEW.

New YORK, May l6.-LOndon was pur-
chaser Of stocks this morning 10 a moderate
degree. and this. coupled with better feeling
i'm local circles, and the prospect of the new
rates under the interstate bill rapidly getting
into better -hape'wth less complaining caused
nrm opening. bat there was still lack OF
any great activity and enthusiasm. The in
dicatiOns are that the short interest still out
standing is nearly if not quite a. long as II
has been for the past month. and m the
granger stocks II has probably increased
somewhat and the continued decrease IN the
bank reserve is. in many quarters, attributed
~ the increased demand for money for legit-
innate bushes, than 10 any other cause. The
situation a. at present existing is a very pc
culiar one. and we can hardly remember a
similar condition Every element for an ad-
vance exists. and yet the public remain list
less and show no sign If awakening. The
afternoon was very Dull bat prices close firm.
We still. however. are inclined 10 have
faith IN the future and 90 believe that I'M
triusic values warrant a higher range
Money d per cent.
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ann prepared to pay license taxes in
coupons and guarantee full legal protec
ton. Notwithstanding the change in time
that licenses are to run from twelve
months 10 one month.
advise all persons having license tax
To pay to call on me or any of my agent:
before they make their payments.
They will find it still more to their in
terest to pay in coupons now than before
the law was changed.
Apply to }. I. COOPER
OIL Main street, Richmond, Va.
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r,rn EhncntinnnI Extremes.

First Omaha Man-No, sir, I'm going TO
send my son 70 college. No public school sys-
tenn for him. Look at JinSs boyl
Second Omaha Mau-Jink's boy has just
graduated from the public schools and Is a
young man of thorough culture.
"Yes, and half dead with consumption, and
has had brain fever three times Now, look
at Wink's eldest som"
rs he a college manP
Regular graduate, strong as a horse,
healthy as a mule, and makes 5000 year
In a baseball team Omaha World.
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Saturday evening Auditor Mayre is
sued his warrant for S3S, O6l 90 in full
payment OF the principal and interest OF
The claim OF the Kendall Bank. Note
Company against the Commonwealth of
Virginia The same was receipted for
by George ii. Kendall, president of the
company. Yesterday morning Mr. George
IL. Kendall drew the money out Of the
banks and left on the 1907 train for New
York.
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Collected.

O grant me, heaven, middle s.afa,
Neither too humble nor too great
More than enough for natures ends
With something left 20 treat my friends.
David Maet.
Death is the crown Of life.
Were death denied, poor man would live In vain.
Death wounds 10 cure; We fall. We rise We reign;
Spring from our letters. fasten 10 the skies.
Where blooming Eden withers from our sight
The King Of tcrrors is the prince OF peace
Young.
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A pesnernte ONO seeker.

When John Sherman was secretary of the
treasury the orphan daughter of an army
officer applied for a situation. There WAS
none Tor her-nothing that She could DO But
She persisted She knew there was plenty
she could do, and the secretary was at Joss
by what prctext he could dismiss her She
surveyed him from head TO foot, and obaerN-
ing that his boots were not well shiuod re-
marked with much eainestness, "Mr Sher-
man. think there is something can DO for
YOU, If You Will permit me- and that is togiye
your boots a first class slime. My ease is
more desperate than you imagine, and ! viii
accept a position as departmental bootblack. ~
The secretary was so astonlshed that 10 was
was several seconds before he recovered suil-
GENTLY 10 direct his clerk to have the young
lady appointed 10 a 5000 clerkshp. She las
since married and is doing well New Or
leans Times Democrat
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Sew YORK Markets.


June wheat has been very active to-day,
and Wa. pushed up t0 80. tAe highest price
wheat has touched since the present bull
clique have been ODD the deal. Early ibis
morning the entire force OF cllue- brokers
appeared In the pit aud began steady bidding
f1r June. and the market advanced Co.. $50.
when some heavy selling caused reaction
OF half cent Clique again took hold 10
tic decline and advanced market to ~. clos
ing steady no SSH The Oar OBJ options
were stronger and advanced half cent Do
sympathy With June and on heavy decrease
iu visible supply l,ej4ooO bushel,l
Corn weaker early. hut visible showed an
UNEXPECTED decrease OF 100000 and market
reacted sharply closing at half cent over last
night figures
Provisions opened weak and lower on
heavy receipts OF hogs. but demand for the
product Va, SD heavy and offerings so light
thatmarket advanced steadily. closing strong.
40 about fifteen points advance for ribs and
tcu tor lard
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BREvITIES.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS MINI"
NEWTON AND LOCAL LAC0NIcS.

IT.. ~.,. of the Day Boiled Down ana
served Up In Condensed shape H"o"'
rolks you Know. and Interesting ''e"'
Happily and Hastily Hit
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-17

The drinks consumed at the recent ball at
the Paris II Jtel dc Vile included $1,000 books,
$500 bottles Of champagne and 5000 punches.
The sandwiches eaten only numbered 400
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-17

AS it takes three weeks 10 perform the
marriage ceremony in Japan that country Is
no place for runaway couples
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-17

And should ever bee properly cared for Many
persons, children a. well as adults. whose eye
sight i- defective. and who would receive much
assistance and comfort from the use OF care
fully selected and adjusted glasses. are doing
their eyes great injury either through NOT re
allAng that their vision is so imperfect or
through the use OF improper glasses. selected
generally by mere guess work. regardless OF
the actual need. But there Is no cause for such
now. My examination l. free, and III required
! adjust such spectacles or eye glasses az "a
moderate cost as are proper 20 remedy the
various optical defects, no matter how seem
ingly severe. Ny illustrated catalogue sent 70
any address upon plioatlOn.
DIR. :. GALESkI. Consulting Optlcian
si5 East Main Street
Superior artificial eyes kept on hand and in
serted. 5mr%- tufri&sutf
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
TO LICENSE TAXPAYERS

License taxes due the State cam le,..l..
couponsat avery large saving to thefaf.....
The supreme Court of the United >f.-..
lately rediiirmed lbs decisions as f......
being 10 all respects ms good nua.r ,.
license and other taxes as gold OBJ tar......
over $1,000 Of license taxes have l,.r r....
coupons I'm Richmond alone during n....
twelve months. Full legal pufD.t. ..
an cost To- the tax payer guaranteed I..
10 secure edecuai protection. nrI..
license taxes must Doe made bs l.f0fu..
JAMES D. COln..
ON Main street. N.hn. .
Care W. J.. ROYAL. N.r
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chicago Grain and Produce Harkct.


Reuni bv g. E Eedi0ni s. Co.. Graf.
Commission Merchants $50. South I~eliti
street.
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FOR SALE

SHELL WINGS, SHOWCASES. LARGEGLAsS
CASE. with sliding doors Inquire ut 2l5
East bioaa street 3myl2 A.
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Blood and Money.

The blood of man has much 10 do in shaping
his actions during HIS pilgrimage through this
troublesome world. regardless of the amount
of present or eXpectant money in pocket or
stored away in bank. II il conceded fact
that we appear As our blood makes US. and the
purer the blood. the happier. healthier,
prettier. and wiser we are: hence the oft re
peated interrogatory. "how is your blood ~
With pure streams OF life giving fluid cOurslng
through our veins. bounding through our
hearts and ploughing through our physical
frames. our morals become better, our consti-
tuition stronger our intellectual faculties more
acute and grander and men, women and chill
dren happier. healthier. and more lovely.
The unprecedented demand. the unparalleled
curative powers. and the unmstakable proof
from those Of unimpoachable charcterand i'm
tegrity. point with an unerring finger 10 j.
B. Botanic Blood Baim-as far the best.
the cheapest. the quickest and the grand
est and most powerful blood remedy ever be
fore known % mortal man. in the relief and
positive cure of Scromla. Rheumatism. skin
diseases. all nints of blood poison, Kidney
complaints. old ulcers and sores. cancers. ca
tarrh ETC.
b. b. b. is only about three years old a baby
IN age. a giant in power but mo- remedy in
America can make on ever has made such "a
wonderful showing In its magical powers i'm
curing and entirely emdicatug theah0yc com
plants. and gigantic sales i'm the face of frcn
lied opposition andswouId Doe moncycd mono
poli,ts.
Letters from all points where introduced are
o.
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2my lj3t ll3 Nam street,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-31
AN OBSERVATION OR TWO.
The Rapid Progress Being Made in the
Methods of Railroad Travel.

The man who is alive to the rapid prog
ress made in the methods of railroad travel,
whose keen eye notes each innovation, each
added luxury cannot fail to note the great
stride in this direction made by the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railway, and its
closely allied Eastern connection. the New
York Central & Hudson River R. R.
Let us see what he has discovered. First,
there is the fact that these two roads form a
practically continuous route between the
East and West with through cars between
Chicago, New York and Boston.
The celebrated Chicago & New York
Limited" the fastest and easiest riding train
in the country, is about to have an entire
new complement of cars. The train will
consist of Drawing Room Cars, Sleeping
Cars and Buffet Smoking Cars. The Plat
forms will be protected by canopies, form
ing Vestibules, and so completely shutting
out the elements that passage from car to car
may be made with perfect safety, while the
train is under full Roadway, without the
slightest exposure to the weather. In fact,
the train will have the appearance of one
long car, divided into Smoking Room, Lii
brary, Parlor and Sleeping Rooms, and
throughout its entire length showing an
elaborateness of design, richness of finish
and completeness of detail unequaled by
anything heretofore known in train con-
struction. 1t would be interesting to enum-
crate some of the more important features
of this magnificent train, but we now direct
our attention to the unequaled terminal IA
cilities of this line in the city of New York
1t is very well known that no other line
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-31
A NEW STORY OF HAWTHORNE.
How He Found Out a Young Man Wa
an American.

How He Found Out Young Man Was
an American.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a kind-hearted
man as we'll as a great novelist. While he
was consul at Liverpool, a young Yankee
one day walked into his office. The boy
had left home to seek his fortune, but evil
IDENTIFY hadn't found it yet although he
had crossed the sea in the search. Home
sick. friendless, nearly penniless. he wanted
passage home. The clerk said Mr.. Haw-
thorne could not be seen, and intimated that
steal passage.
The boy stuck to his point and the clerk
at last went to the inner room and said to
Mr.. Hawthorne
Here's boy insists upon seeing you; he
saws he's an American, but know he isn't
Hawthorne came out of his room and
looked keenly at the eager, ruddy face of the
boy.
you want passage to American
"ieS. sir"
And you say you're an Americana"
''Ies, sir
FROM what part of American"
''Unhed States sir"
what State?"
New Hampshire sir"
''Town?'
Exeter, sir.'
Hawthorne looked at him for minute
before asking the next question.
who sold the best apples in your town p
"Skim-milk Folsom, SIR" said the boy,
with glistening eyes, as the familiar by-word
brought up the dear old scenes Of home
Its ali right" said Hawthorne to the
clerk give him a passage. '-E1change.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-31

soldier Grants own servant, of course, had a
great idea of his masters consequence, and
when Robert Lincoln, then just twenty one
Joined the staff for a month or two before
the end Of the war; a knotty' point of pre-
cedence arose between his man and Grants.
Lincoln's servant said his master was the
Presidents son and the President could give
orders even to- General Grant, while the
other fellow insisted that as Lincoln was
only a captain and under the orders of Grant,
the generals servant must be greater than
the captains. The question might have oc-
casioned discussion among the lord cham
berlains whom Grant afterward used to meet
at European courts.
When President Lincoln himself visited City
Point he took as little pomp with him as the
general-in-chief. He arrived unannounced,
and leaving the steamer at the foot of the
bluff, climbed up the bank alone. The senti-
mel did not know him, and the tall, ungainly
civilian in black clothes and high stiff hat
was stopped like any other intruder. The
soldier took him for sutler or Sanitary
Commissioner. 1t was minute or two be-
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-31


where less Formally prevailed. When Judge
Campbell, the Confederate commissioner,
came out from Richmond in the winter
of 1864, he spent some little while with
Grant at City Point, waiting for permits
sion to proceed further, and expressed
great establishment at the simplicity he saw.
1t was far different, he said, from the cere-
mony that Lee maintained.
But Grant never entirely laid aside the
habits and tastes of his early life; he was
indeed, never coarse or vulgar, but he re-
manned plain man to the end. His dress
in camp was inconspicuous; his coat seldom
buttoned up to the throat, and often I'M
brushed, even soiled. He rarely carried a
sword, even in battle, and during many cam
paigns he wore a private soldiers overcOat.
General Ingalls,, the chief quartermaster Of
the armies operating against Richmond
wore hat with a stiff brim which Grant
admired, and ingalls, had another made
for the general, whereupon Grants staff all
ordered hats of the same shape, and Meade
and Hancock and others did the same; but
this was the only fashion in dress that Grant
ever set, or, l was going to say, ever fol-
lowed.
His tent was as plain as that of captain !;
alittle larger than those of his staff, because
he sometimes wanted to invite important
generals into it to discuss his plans; and
there was second or inner division, for Mrs
Grant was much with him when the armies
were not in motion: but there were few gen.
eral officers in the army lodged so plainly as
the chief of them all. The mess was as
simple as everything else. All of his personal
staff shared it with him. and took their turns
in catering for month at time. The table